State constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Lawas was a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 2006.
The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 2006 after it was redistributed.
Representation history
Election results
Sarawak state election, 2001
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Tengah Ali Hassin |
6,299 |
95.61
|
|
PKR |
Japar Suyut |
289 |
4.39
|
Total valid votes
|
6,588 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
64
|
Unreturned ballots
|
14
|
Turnout
|
6,666 |
67.18
|
Registered electors
|
9,922
|
Majority
|
6,010
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
Sarawak state election, 1996
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
On the nomination day, Tengah Ali Hassin won uncontested.
|
|
BN |
Tengah Ali Hassin
|
Total valid votes
|
|
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
|
Unreturned ballots
|
|
Turnout
|
|
Registered electors
|
10,121
|
Majority
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
Sarawak state election, 1991
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Tengah Ali Hassin |
6,076 |
71.41
|
|
PBDS |
Baru Bian |
2,433 |
28.59
|
Total valid votes
|
8,509 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
92
|
Unreturned ballots
|
18
|
Turnout
|
8,619 |
74.10
|
Registered electors
|
11,632
|
Majority
|
3,643
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
Sarawak state election, 1987
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Tengah Ali Hassin
|
|
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|
Total valid votes
|
|
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
|
Unreturned ballots
|
|
Turnout
|
|
Registered electors
|
|
Majority
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
Sarawak state election, 1983
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Noor Tahir
|
|
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{{{2}}}
|
Total valid votes
|
|
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
|
Unreturned ballots
|
|
Turnout
|
|
Registered electors
|
|
Majority
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
Sarawak state election, 1979
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Noor Tahir
|
|
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{{{2}}}
|
Total valid votes
|
|
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
|
Unreturned ballots
|
|
Turnout
|
|
Registered electors
|
|
Majority
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
Sarawak state election, 1974
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Awang Daud Pengiran Matusin |
3,461 |
70.19
|
|
SNAP |
Balang Itai @ Leo Balang |
1,470 |
29.81
|
Total valid votes
|
4,931 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
|
Unreturned ballots
|
|
Turnout
|
|
Registered electors
|
6,315
|
Majority
|
1,991
|
|
BN gain from PBB
|
Swing
|
?
|
Sarawak state election, 1969
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
PBB |
Awang Daud Pengiran Matusin |
1,698 |
39.01
|
|
SNAP |
Pudun Rangat |
1,472 |
33.82
|
|
PESAKA |
Racha Umong |
1,053 |
24.19
|
|
Independent |
Ling Tung Kien |
82 |
1.88
|
|
Independent |
Mah Chuan Sin |
48 |
1.10
|
Total valid votes
|
4,353 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
190
|
Unreturned ballots
|
|
Turnout
|
4,543 |
84.44
|
Registered electors
|
5,380
|
Majority
|
226
|
This was a new constituency created.
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References